Where does “mat” come from?

mat (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German mit, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

mat (Luxembourgish): with

Definitions

  1. with

Ancestry of “mat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmitwith
2Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
3Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →